Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 364 · 40 questions

The grammar rule (Capitals, marks, apostrophes): Capital letters: the first word of a sentence, the word I, and every proper noun (Jaipur, Monday, Diwali). End marks: ? after a question, . after a telling sentence, ! after “What a …!” or “How …!”. Apostrophes: in short forms, where letters are left out (do not → don’t); and to show who owns something (Riya’s bag).

1. 1.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited jaipur last year.” (a) jaipur (b) visited (c) last
2. 2.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Priya = ? (a) Priyas book (b) Priyas' book (c) Priya's book
3. 3.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Ishaan = ? (a) Ishaans pen (b) Ishaan's pen (c) Ishaans' pen
4. 4.Which mark should end this sentence? “It is raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
5. 5.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate diwali with our family.” (a) celebrate (b) diwali (c) our
6. 6.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) does'nt (b) doesn't (c) doesnt
7. 7.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Ishaan = ? (a) Ishaans' kite (b) Ishaans kite (c) Ishaan's kite
8. 8.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) i (b) and (c) play
9. 9.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Diya = ? (a) Diyas' pen (b) Diya's pen (c) Diyas pen
10. 10.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
11. 11.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Vivaan = ? (a) Vivaan's pen (b) Vivaans' pen (c) Vivaans pen
12. 12.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) . (b) ?
13. 13.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Riya = ? (a) Riyas pen (b) Riya's pen (c) Riyas' pen
14. 14.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Nisha = ? (a) Nisha's bag (b) Nishas bag (c) Nishas' bag
15. 15.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) arent (b) aren't (c) are'nt
16. 16.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Saanvi = ? (a) Saanvis bag (b) Saanvis' bag (c) Saanvi's bag
17. 17.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited delhi last year.” (a) year (b) delhi (c) visited
18. 18.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) ? (b) .
19. 19.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on monday.” (a) monday (b) on (c) reopens
20. 20.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Arjun = ? (a) Arjuns' bag (b) Arjuns bag (c) Arjun's bag
21. 21.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) did'nt (b) didn't (c) didnt
22. 22.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) ca'nt (b) can't (c) can'nt
23. 23.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Zoya = ? (a) Zoyas' cap (b) Zoyas cap (c) Zoya's cap
24. 24.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Riya = ? (a) Riyas book (b) Riya's book (c) Riyas' book
25. 25.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Karan = ? (a) Karans kite (b) Karans' kite (c) Karan's kite
26. 26.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on sunday.” (a) reopens (b) on (c) sunday
27. 27.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ! (b) ?
28. 28.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) hasnt (b) has'nt (c) hasn't
29. 29.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in pune.” (a) pune (b) uncle (c) in
30. 30.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in delhi.” (a) delhi (b) uncle (c) lives
31. 31.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) isn't (b) isnt (c) is'nt
32. 32.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) ? (b) .
33. 33.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in kolkata.” (a) lives (b) in (c) kolkata
34. 34.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Omkar = ? (a) Omkar's kite (b) Omkars' kite (c) Omkars kite
35. 35.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Aditya = ? (a) Adityas' book (b) Aditya's book (c) Adityas book
36. 36.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in january.” (a) in (b) is (c) january
37. 37.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited lucknow last year.” (a) visited (b) last (c) lucknow
38. 38.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Saanvi = ? (a) Saanvis' book (b) Saanvi's book (c) Saanvis book
39. 39.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) ? (b) .
40. 40.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) dont (b) do'nt (c) don't

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